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Waterfront developments as tools for urban reconstruction and regeneration in South Africa

The planned point waterfront development in Durban

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Grant, L., Scott, D. Waterfront developments as tools for urban reconstruction and regeneration in South Africa. Urban Forum 7, 125–138 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03036758

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